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Dictateur

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A person in a political position of power
Controles everything of the nation

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Totalitarisme

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A governmental philosophy where everything is controlled by a dictator

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L’holocauste

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The genocide of Jews by the Nazis

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Fascisme

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An autonomous system of government
Total power
Eliminates opposition by force / encourages nationalism
Italy & Germany

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5
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Apaisement

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Politic where we do anything to avoid war
(Russia - Germany - 1939)

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Traité de non-agression

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An accord passed between 2 countries that promise to not attack one another
(Russia and Germany)

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Isolationism

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Politic of isolation to not enter in war
(U.S. before Pearl Harbour)

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Antisemitism

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Hostile / racist to jews

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PEACB

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Program d’entraînement aerien du commonwealth britannique
Formation of of military team by the UK, Australia, and N-Z

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RAF

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Air Force of G.B.

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Luftwaffe

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Air Force of Germany

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Guerre Totale

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The mobilisation of all the resources of a nation due to war

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L’Axe

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The alliance between Germany, Italy, Japan

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Allies

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The cou tries that fought against Germany
GB, France, Canada, Australia, N-Z, USA, USSR

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Blitz

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The bombings of London and other British cities by the Nazis
(Bataille d’Angleterre)

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U-Boot

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Submarines used by Germans during the 2 WWs
(Bataille de l’Atlantique)

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Corvette

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A war boat created by Canada to protect convoys in the Atlantic ocean
(Bataille de l’Atlantique)

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Radar

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A technology used to find bombing planes
(Bataille d’Angleterre)

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Project Manhattan

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The code name for making the atomic bombe

20
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Bombe Atomique

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A radioactive bomb that is capable of destroying a city or a region
Used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

21
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Solution Finale

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The Nazi plan to kill all the jews

22
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Proces de Nuremberg

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Court to prosecute Nazi leaders for wartime atrocities

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Crimes contre l’Humanite

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Full scale attack against a population
(genocide, slaves, deportation, torture)

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Securite Sociale

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Social aid, brought by the gov. from (birth to death)
(Assures housing, health, pension)

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La Loi sur la Mobilisation des Ressources National

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Allows the gov. to make all necessary decisions for war efforts
Beginning of Canadian Constription

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Conscription

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Obligatory enrollement in army for young, healthy men of legal age
King promised no conscription in the beginning, but is later forced to change with a plebiscite

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Plebiscite (referendum)

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A direct vote from electors on a subject of public importance
Constitution

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Blitz-King

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A tactique of german war consisting of a surprise attack on tanks and plans

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Obligation de Victoire

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Loans issues by the Canadian gov. to finance the war

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Assurance-Chomage

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Social program that assures some money for housing (social-security)

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Dunkerque

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A port city in France where an immense evacuation of allied troups when the german forces invaded the country
(300 000 evacuated)

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Juno

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The 9 km beach in France where canadian troops landed in Normandie
(Canada is implicated)

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Angleterre

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Air force campaigne to prevent the germans from obtaining superior air force
(Canada implicated)

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Barbarossa

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Germany’s failed invasion of the USSR in 1941-42, an attempt which violated the non-aggression treaty and ultimately prompted the USSR to join the Allies

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Hong Kong

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The Japanese-led attack on the British colony of Hong Kong
Dec, 1941 during which Canada suffered great losses (1st battle for the Canadians)
(Canada implicated)

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Pearl Harbour

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American naval base in Hawai’i that was bombed by Japonese
(Forces america to enter WW2)

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Atlantique

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Combat between Allies and Axe to control Allied convoys in Atlantic Ocean
(Canada implicated)

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Dieppe

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The attempted landing of Canadian troops in 1942, against the Germans who occupied Dieppe
(Canada implicated)

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Italie

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The battles led by the allies in 1943 to reconquer Europe from the south via Sicily and Italy
(Canada implicated)

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Normandie

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Allies attacked Normandie beaches to conquer Nazis and liberate Europe
Allies won
(Canada implicated)

41
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Pays-Bas

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Allies liberated Neatherlands from German occupation
(Canada implicated)

42
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King

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10th PM of Canada

43
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Howe

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Minister of Munitions

44
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Hitles

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Governor of Germany for the Nazis party

45
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Mussolini

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Dictator and italian journalist
Founded and directed National Fasciste Party

46
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Roosevelt

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32nd president of US

47
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Truman

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President after Rossevelt
Ordered bombes on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Sciences Humaines 10 (7 decks)

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